"The Pupil Premium (PP) is additional funding given to all publicly funded schools in England (mainstream and non-mainstream), to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and 'close the gap' between them and their peers." (https://www.gov.uk/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings).
Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium in the way they believe will best 'narrow the (attainment) gap' between disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged peers. Schools are held accountable for the impact of how this funding is being used.
The Pupil Premium is currently allocated under the following categories:
Free School Meals: Pupil Premium is allocated to children from families who are currently eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). It is currently set at £1,345 per child, per year. (Please note: this is not the free meals that are currenlty available for all Infant aged children.)
Ever 6: Pupil Premium is allocated to children from families who have been eligible for FSM at any point during the previous six years. This funding is currently at the same level as those children in receipt of FSM. £1,345 per child, per year.
Looked After Children (LAC) and Adopted Children: Children who are in the public care (and have been for 1 day or more), or who are adopted, are considered to be not only disadvantaged, but also vulnerable. Pupil Premium for adopted children is received into the school directly; whereas Pupil premium for LAC is held by the County Council. This Pupil Premium is currently set at £2,345 per child, per year.
Pupil Premium Plus (PPP): A grant of £2345 is provided to the County Council, with £1000 of it being put straight into the child's school. This grant is for promoting the educational achievement of recently previously looked-after pupils who are no longer looked after (in England and Wales) because they are the subject of an adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from ‘state care’ outside England and Wales.
Service Children (SPP): This funding is allocated to the children of families where at least one parent is a member of the armed forces. it is designed to assist schools in providing mainly non-educational support (pastoral care), but could be used for educational support as well. it is currently set at £310 per child, per year and is pad directly to the school. (For more information, go to: www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-service-pupil-premium)
Branston Junior Academy is dedicated to ensuring that each of our pupils receive the help and support (academic or pastoral) that they need in order to achieve their full potential, regardless of whether they are in receipt of PP or SPP or not. Nevertheless, the Pupil Premium funding is a valuable tool which is used in a variety of ways to ensure that this aspiration is met. Whilst Pupil Premium funding is specifically targetted at 'narrowing the (attainment) gap' between our disadvantaged students and their peers, it is also used toprovide support of hte development of the 'whole child'.
The headteacher and governing body are ultimately accountable for evaluating the impact of Pupil Premium expenditure, although each stakeholder plays an essential role in ensuring that PP and SPP is working for those in receipt of it. This is done in a number of ways:
Our school website shows information on how PP and SPP has been and will be spent, in order to 'narrow the gap' between these children and their peers. Details about how this spending has impacted on the attainment will also be shown. This information is updated annually, although parents are welcome to discuss their individual child's progress and attainment at any time on a one-to-one basis. The Deputy Headteacher, in liaison with the SENDCo, are responsible for the on-going monitoring and tracking of the progress and attainment of those children with PP and SPP funding.
The funding is spent (or may be spent, depending directly on the needs of the children) on the following:
2019 to 2020 (including COVID-lockdown, thus there is an underspend): Branston Junior Academy spent the following:
EXPENDITURE | COST | PURPOSE |
Teaching Assistants | £23,576 | To provide academic as well as social and emotional support to children within the classroom |
Playtime Support | £570 | To provide additional support on hte playground both for leading play and for pastoral support |
Small group or 1:1 intervention (Part of Term 2 and all of Term 3 not in school) | £3,879 | To deliver specific intervention work for those children requiring additional support |
Subsidised clubs, visits, wider opportunities (eg; music lessons, booster group). Enabling children, who may otherwise not be able to access wider opportunities suchas music lessons, after school clubs, residential visits and school trips | £1,056 | Club attendance and trips etc |
No trip due to COVID | Funding for residential trip to Low Mill | |
£5,806 | Provision of specialist equipment to support studies and on-going studies. Provision of school uniform and other school essentials. | |
Specialist services | £2,015 | Bought-in services that are allocated to children as identified by Class Teachers and the SENCo (Specialist Teacher Team, Educational Psychologist, EMTET) |
CASY Counselling Service and ELSA Support | £2,700 | A bought-in service that can be accessed by children and their families |
Administration of Pupil Premium | £2,823 | Record keeping, tracking and monitoring of those in receipt of pupil premium |
Specialist resources | £2,100 | IDL on-line learning (one-off fee) set up. Upgrade of old laptops and purchase of charging trolley and headphones. TA Administration time. |
'The Snug' resources | £442 | Books to be used with children. Furnishing room for sessions |
TA Training | £290 | OT Training and 'Feelings Detectives' |
TOTAL | £44,107 | An underspend of £2,873 as total income was £43,980 PP and £3,000 SPP |
2018 to 2019: Branston Junior Academy spent the following:
EXPENDITURE | COST | PURPOSE |
Teaching Assistants | £23,576 | To provide academic, as well as social and emotional support to children within teh classroom |
Playtime and lunchtime support | £2,034 | Tp rovide additional support on the playground both for leading play and for pastoral support |
Small group or 1:1 intervention | £8,674 | To deliver specific intervention work for those children requiring additional support |
Subsidised clubs, visits, wider opportunities (eg; music lessons, booster group). Enabling children who may otherwise not be able to access wider opportunities such as music lessons, after school clubs, residential visits and school trips |
£1,237 | Club attendance and trips etc. |
£1,606 | Funding for residential trip to Low Mill | |
£1,224 | Music lessons | |
£2,250 | Provision of specialist equipment to support studies and on-going studies | |
£94 | Provision of school uniform and other school essentials | |
Specialist services | £1,500 | Bought-in services that are allocated to children as identified by class teachers and the SENCo (Specialist Teacher Team, Educational Psychologist, EMTET) |
Casy Counselling Service | £2,500 | A bought-in service that can be accessed by children and their families. |
Administration of Pupil Premium | £1,200 | Record-keeping, tracking nad monitoring of those in receipt of pupil premium |
Specialist resources | £1,200 | Clicker 7 computer resource (one-off fee) |
TOTAL | £48,488 |
2017 - 2018: Branston Junior Academy spent the following
PUPIL PREMIUM EXPENDITURE 2017 - 2018 |
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EXPENDITURE |
COST |
PURPOSE |
Teaching Assistants |
£23, 576 |
To provide academic, as well as social and emotional support to children within the classroom. |
Playtime and Lunchtime Support |
£2034 |
To provide additional support on the playground both for leading play and for pastoral support. |
Small group or 1:1 intervention |
£7640 |
To deliver specific intervention work for those children requiring additional support. |
Subsidised clubs, visits, wider opportunities (e.g. music lessons, booster group) |
£1048 |
Enabling children, who may otherwise not be able to access wider opportunities such as music lessons, after school clubs, residential visits and school trips. |
Specialist services |
£1200 |
Bought-in services that are allocated to children as identified as class teachers and the SENCo. |
Casy Counselling Service |
£2000 |
A bought-in service that can be accessed by children and their families. |
Administration of Pupil Premium |
£2593 |
Record keeping, tracking and monitoring of those in receipt of pupil premium. |
Specific equipment for pupils |
£1687 |
Purchase of specific equipment to support children with their education and emotional development. |
TOTAL |
£41778 |
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2016 - 2017: Branston Junior Academy spent the following
PUPIL PREMIUM 2016 - 2017 |
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EXPENDITURE |
COST |
PURPOSE |
Teaching Assistants |
£23 576 |
To provide academic, as well as social and emotion support to children. |
Playtime Support |
£436 |
To provide additional support on the playground. |
1:1 or small group interventions |
£9164 |
To deliver specific intervention work for those children requiring additional support. |
Subsidised clubs, visits and wider opportunities (including music lessons) |
£7726 |
Enabling children, who may otherwise not be able, to access wider opportunities such as music lessons, after school clubs, residential visits and school trips. |
Casy Counselling Service |
£2000 |
A bought-in service that can be accessed by children and their families requiring enhanced support. |
Cooking |
£300 |
Purchase of ingredients for cookery activities. |
Administration of Pupil Premium |
£2593 |
Record keeping, tracking and monitoring of those in receipt of pupil premium. |
Specific equipment for pupils |
£3000 |
Purchase of specific equipment to support children with their education and emotional development. |
Total |
£48 795 |
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